A pedestrian, wearing a face mask or covering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, walks through an almost deserted concourse at Charing Cross train station in London on December 20, 2020. AFP / Niklas HALLE'N
Brussels: Belgium is suspending flight and train arrivals from Britain from midnight (2300 GMT) Sunday after the UK detected a coronavirus variant suspected to be more infectious, a government official told AFP.
Prime Minister Alexander De Croo told Belgian television channel VRT the ban will be in place for at least 24 hours.
The abrupt decision came a day after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a lockdown for London and parts of southeast England to at least December 30.
